Karnataka Population - Census India 2011

Karnataka is one of state in India with population of 6,10,95,297. There are 30 districts, 180 Taluks, 29,340 villages and 371 towns in Karnataka.

As per the Census India 2011, Karnataka has 1,33,57,027 households, population of 6,10,95,297 of which 3,09,66,657 are males and 3,01,28,640 are females. The population of children between age 0-6 is 71,61,033 which is 11.72% of total population.

The sex-ratio of Karnataka state is around 973 compared to 943 which is national average of India. The literacy rate of Karnataka state is 66.53% out of which 72.69% males are literate and 60.2% females are literate. The total area of Karnataka is 1,91,791 sq.km with population density of 319 per sq.km.

Out of total population, 61.33% of population lives in Urban area and 38.67% lives in Rural area. There are 17.15% Scheduled Caste (SC) and 6.95% Scheduled Tribe (ST) of total population in Karnataka.

Karnataka Religion Population

Description

Population

Percentage

Total

6,10,95,297

100%

Hindu

5,13,17,472

84%

Muslim

78,93,065

12.92%

Christian

11,42,647

1.87%

Jain

4,40,280

0.72%

Religion not stated

1,66,087

0.27%

Buddhist

95,710

0.16%

Sikh

28,773

0.05%

Other religions and persuasions

11,263

0.02%

Karnataka Urban & Rural Population

Out of total population, 50% of population lives in Urban area and 60% lives in Rural area